Polymer Packaging
Overview
ASW provides manufacturing support and packaging solutions for clients in the plastics and specialty chemical industries. We have six packaging stations with dedicated silos. Our total capacity is 130M pounds of material per year.
![Three of ASW Global's silos are shown. The silos are part of ASW's polymer (resin) packaging stations.](https://www.aswglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/silos-and-packaging-2-scaled.jpg)
Silo Designations:
- Dedicated for Polyethylene (PE)
- Dedicated for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
- Dedicated for Polypropylene (PP)
- Additional stations for Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polystyrene (PS)
- Dedicated for Black Material
- General (Bagging)
Services
- Bulk Transloading
- Packaging in containers of various sizes
- Re-Packaging
- Rail to Box, Bulk Bag, Truck
- Box to Bulk
- Bulk to Bag
- Bag to Bulk
- Warehouse Storage
- Blending
- Hopper Car Storage
- Liquid Latex Drum Packaging
- Inbound Hopper Car Management
- Overflow Storage
- Crises Response
![Top image: ASW Global associates repackage polymer (resin). Bottom image: An ASW Global associate prepares valve bags to be filled with polymer (resin).](https://www.aswglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ASW-packaging-and-re-packaging.jpg)
![Polymer pours out of a silo at ASW Global into a bulk container.](https://www.aswglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/polymer-pellets-column.jpg)
Multiple Packaging Options
We offer multiple packaging options for our clients. Whether they need large bulk solutions, intermediate containers, or smaller bags, we can provide the correct solution to meet their needs.
![Super sacks, bulk bags, gaylords, octabins, and valve bags are pictured. These containers are options for bulk packaging of polymers (resins).](https://www.aswglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/polymer-packaging-ASW-Global-w.jpg)
Types of Packaging:
- Bulk Bags, including Super Sacks - Up to 3,000 pound capacity
- Octabins - 1,500 pound capacity
- Gaylords / Cartons - 1,000 pound capacity
- Valve Bags (55 pound capacity
- Returnable Containers
![Gaylords, which are bulk boxes, wait to be used for polymer packaging at ASW Global.](https://www.aswglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/polymer-packaging-011.jpg)